Better Quickly

I seem to have a lot of people around me who are sick, not feeling well or have had surgery. I myself haven't been feeling well for about 10 days so I thought I would make myself a get well card.....just kidding! I decided one of my family and friends who aren't feeling well needed a card featuring Sick Bird from High Hopes Rubber Stamps. 

After stamping and colouring with Copic markers, I hand fussy cut the stamp leaving a thin white line. The patterned paper I used is from Elizabeth Craft Designs as I wanted a soft yellow - to me yellow is comforting when you aren't feeling well. I cut the paper to fit my 5" x 5" base and to fit the design I had in mind. The sentiment was stamped and glued down on some matching card stock and added to the card. I added some flowers from my stash, some ribbon and a bow and glitter dots to finish off my card.

 

Stamp Recipe

Stamps - Sick Bird (TT174)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Better Quickly (J057) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Pretty Pastels - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Hammermill Digital Cover Card Stock, glitter dots, circle die, ribbon, flowers

Copic Markers

Leaves - G05 G07 G28

Umbrella - Y11 Y15 Y17

Body - R24 R27 R37 R59

Drops - B00 B02

Eyes - N5 N6 10

Tissues - C2

Branch/Handle - E34 E35 E29

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High Temperature

Gnome Mania has taken over the High Hopes blog and website and if you love gnomes there is sure to be something in this new release for you! 

They are doing some fun things like colouring, fishing, sewing, knitting and so much more! Be sure to check out the full release (here)!
The one gnome who may not be feeling up to joining the release party is "High Temp" who is under the weather and is joining the party from bed under his favourite blanket. Hopefully he feels better soon!

                                                                    

I stamped this cutie with Tuxedo black Memento ink and coloured him with Copic markers. I hand fussy cut him and added black marker around the edge to get any white I had missed. Patterned paper from two different Honey Bee Stamps paper pads helped me create the bedroom where our sickie is resting. I created a window by cutting the paper with a square die and using the same die, I cut a piece of grey card stock to fit the outside edge of the die and ran it through my die cut machine to create a window frame. 

To create my curtains I traced the inside of the die lightly on card stock, measured it to find the centre point and then drew an "R". I cut one side out, flipped it over, traced it and cut out the second one. I added some twine to make it look like they are tied back. Again, using the same square die I found a piece of snowy sky paper and cut a piece out to fit in the window. 

To create the floor I cut a piece of wood paper and added a strip of grey card stock to act as a baseboard. I stamped and mounted the sentiment on matching card stock and added the stamped image with foam pop dots. Enamel dots finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: High Temp - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Get Well Soon - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Summer Stems, Farm Fresh Holiday - Honey Bee Stamps, Warm and Cozy - Echo Park

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, foam pop dots, square die, twine, enamel dots

 Copic Markers:

Skin  - EOO E21 E11

Clothing -  B34 B37 B39

Blanket - B91 B93 B95

Bed/Night Stand - C1 C2 C4 C5

Thermometer - R14 R17

Water/Cup - B00 B01 C1 C2

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Gopher Nurse

 I don't know about you but when I am not feeling well I have a favourite blanket I like to snuggle in under and although I drink coffee I set it aside for a cup of tea. The blanket is one my mom made for me and I think it is the extra love in the stitches that always helps me feel better. 

I tried to get the feeling of being wrapped in a blanket with the patterned paper on my card and the oh so adorable "Gopher Tea Nurse" from High Hopes Rubber Stamps and her tea cup reminded me of the tea. This stamp (along with some of her other adorable friends - you can see them here) has been brought out the High Hopes Retirement Vault to help bring smiles and get well wishes.

 After stamping and colouring the stamp with Copic markers I hand fussy cut her. I decided on the 4"x5" card base and chose some flowered patterned paper from Kaisercraft that reminded me of the quilts we used to wrap ourselves in when we sick as kids. The card design is based loosely on some cards I saw a long time ago when I was googling sketches that stuck with me.

I cut the paper and then used a scalloped edger die to create the "blanket" edges.  They are over lapped slightly under the stamp. Next I added a piece of water color paper from MFT behind it. Using a circle die I cut a circle and added some stitches to it with a stitch die and cut a matching piece of the flowered paper for the inside. Next I glued down the stamped image and added some ribbon to finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Gopher Tea Nurse - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Misty Mountains - Kaisercraft, Water Colour - MFT

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill 100lb digital cover stock, ribbon, scallop edger die - Kat Scrapiness, circle die - Spellbinders, stitches die - YNS

 Copic Markers:

Body - E15 E17 E19

Nose - N5 N6 N10

Tea Cup - R81 R83 R85 V20 V22 V17 V25

Tag - R81 R83 R85 C1 C2

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The Doctor Is In

It's cold and flu season where I live and I can't have enough get well soon cards in my stash at this time of year.  Dr. Allun is here and ready to help cure all that ails you with his favourite cold and flu prescription. 
Thankfully at this point I have missed out on having anything more then a few sniffles here and there but if I do come down with something I will be sure to call Dr. Allun! 

After colouring the adorable Dr. Allun with alcohol markers I cut him out using a stitched tag die along with a matching card stock tag and added the sentiment. The tag is popped up with foam pop dots to add some dimension. I thought some paper with tea cups on it was perfect for my card theme and cut it to fit the 51/2 x 51/2" base. Next I sat down at my computer and put together the "prescription", printed it and cut it out with a stitched rectangle die. A fun tea/coffee cup with some hearts coming out of it, twine and gumdrops finish off my card. 
  
Card Recipe 

Stamp: Dr. Allun - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Doctor Is In - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Hugs and Kisses - YNS

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, white gel pen, cup die - Quickutz, heart die - YNS, stitched rectangle die - YNS, prescription - computer, gumdrops - YNS, twine, 3D Foam pop dots - Forever In Time

Spectrum Noir and Copic Markers : E00 FS9 E11 GT1 GT2 GT3 IG1 IG3 IG6 IG2 E37 EB6 CT1 CT2 EB3 EB6 EB5 R20

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Feeling Froggy?

When we were little and had a cold or sore throat we often had the raspy or really low radio announcer voice along with it. My Dad used to love asking us if we "have a frog in our throat?". This stamp reminds me of that saying so I giggle every time I see it.....just like I did every time he asked me that question. 
These frogs are much cuter then the ones I pictured in my throat as a kid! 

I chose to keep the green theme going for my card because often when we aren't feeling well we are "feeling a little green". After colouring this fun pair with alcohol markers, I hand fussy cut them and set them aside. 
Next I grabbed some blue ink, a cloud die cut and a dauber and after cutting my piece of white card stock to fit my design, I created my sky background. I cut some reeds, added them to the background and added my stamp. 
I used some matching patterned paper and a get well soon stamp on the inside of my card just for fun. Some ribbon and gumdrops finish off my card. 
  
Card Recipe 

Stamp: Froggy Friends - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment - Feelin' Froggy?, Calling The Doctor - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Perfectly Plaid Spring - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Hammermill digital cover stock, cattails and reeds die - Cheery Lynn Designs, baby blue ink - Memories, cloud die cut - Quickutz, ribbon - stash, gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Noir Markers: YG1 DG2 YG3 CT1 CT4 CG2

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Calling The Doctor

At this time of year I can never have enough get well cards in my stash. It seems every time I turn around someone is sick whether it's allergies, a spring cold or something more serious. 
"Gnoming You Better" from High Hopes is a perfect stamp for a card to send someone to give them a smile and hopefully help them feel a little better. 

I coloured up these fun nurse and doctor gnomes with alcohol markers and Prismacolor pencils and hand fussy cut them. Silver gel pen was added to the needle handle and needle as well as the top of the clipboard. 
 I found some lined paper for my "medical folder" and hand drew a heart beat line just for fun. I added a "tab" to the top of my file, masked off the sentiment (it is one sentiment but I wanted to split it up) and stamped the top line in the tab. A corner round gave me some rounded corners and then I stamped the second part of the sentiment. 
A fun ribbon bow and some enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Gnoming You Better - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Calling The Doctor - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Wood and Notebook Basics - Simple Stories, Hearts and Stripes - MFT 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, ribbon - stash, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs, silver gel pen 

Spectrum Noir Markers: IG1 IG3 IG5 PP3 TB8 BT9 TB9 EB3 EB6 EB5 FS9

Copics: E00 E11 BG13 BG15 BG49

Primacolor Premier Pencils: 10% cool grey, 30% cool grey, white, light aqua, aquamarine, cobalt turquoise, light umber, yellow ochre, jasmine

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Heard It's Been Ruff

I am having so much fun with the stamps in the new Get Well Soon release! 
When I am sick I have the best four legged nurse ever! My dog loves to cuddle with me when I'm sick and he is even more cuddly when he isn't feeling well. 
I have numerous friends who's dogs do the same thing for them and some of them, like me suffer from spring colds and allergies. 
Sick Puppy is the perfect stamp to make a feel better soon card for one of those friends. 

For my card this week I challenged myself to step out of my colour comfort zone. I think we all have our go colours and this week I wanted to show some love to some markers I don't use as often.
 I coloured up this cutie with alcohol markers added some shading using Prisma pencils and cut him out using a stitched rectangle die. Paper from Photo Play was perfect for my colour combo and some matching ribbon and shaped sprinkles were the perfect finishing touches. It is hard to see in the photo but I added a bit of sparkle with some silver Wink of Stella to the thermometer just for fun. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Sick Puppy - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Been Ruff - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Wood Necessities - About A Boy - Photo Play 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, silver Wink of Stella, handstitched nested rectangle die - Whimsy, ribbon - Stampin' Up!, shape sprinkles - Doodlebug

Spectrum Noir Markers: IG1 IG3 IG5 BG5 BG7 BG10 GT1 GT2 GT3 LG2 LG3 CR7 

Copics: C00

Primacolor Premier Pencils: light green, true green, pale sage, white, grey green light 50% warm grey 70% warm grey 10% cool grey 20% cool grey

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Get Well Mouse

I have to let you in on a little secret. When I am sick, I have a go to "magic" blanket. I call it magical because being curled up under it always makes me feel better. It might be the weight of it but truthfully I think it is because my Mom made it for me and put a little extra touch of Mom can make anything better in it ;) 
I think this sick little mouse is under her favourite blanket too don't you? I'm sure she will feel better before she knows it! 

I coloured this sweetie with alcohol markers and hand fussy cut her and added some dots to the quilt with a white gel pen. I grabbed some paper from Carta Bella, Lawn Fawn and MME that I thought would all work together to create my card. 
The wood grain paper from MME was perfect to create my head and foot board for her bed and the watercolor paper helps bring the lighter shade of purple into my design. A piece of white cardstock cut with a scallop edge and run through a polka dot embossing folder help create my background. Some ribbon and sparkly gumdrops finish off my card.  

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Sick Mouse - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Get Well Soon 2 - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Wood Necessities - MME, Watercolor Wishes - Lawn Fawn, Dots and Stripes - Carta Bella 

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, white gel pen, polka dot embossing folder - Cuttlebug, fishtail banner die - YNS, circle die - Spellbinders, ribbon - stash, sparkly gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Noir Markers: IG1 IG3 IG5 PP1 PP3 PP5 HB1 LV1 HB2 CT1 CT4 GY4

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Under The Weather

I am looking forward to Spring - the sun, blue sky and longer walks with my dog. Spring for me does have a downside though..... 
Past the mud my dog brings back in to the house - he's cute, he can be forgiven.. I suffer from allergies so Spring means allergies and spring colds. 
Anyone else with me? For me it is sniffles, sneezes and runny eyes. 

I can definitely relate to "Sick Bird" from the new Get Well Soon release. 
This will be me soon lol! 

After colouring this cutie up with alcohol markers I added some shading with Prismacolor pencils not only on the stamp but around the edge of it.  Silver gel pen was perfect for the umbrella handle. I cut him out using an oval die and set him aside. Next I chose some fun, bright paper from Lawn Fawn and cut it to size. I went around all my edges lightly with blue ink to give my edges some definition. I stamped the sentiment and went around the edge of it as well. Some ribbon and stitched clouds finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Sick Bird - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Under The Weather - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Really Rainbow and Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, silver gel pen, ribbon - stash, clouds - YNS, Bashful Blue ink - Stampin Up, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: CR7 CR11 DT6 CT1 CT4 GB5 CG1 DG2 YG3 BG5 BG7 

Copics: C00 B00 E32 E34 B02 B04

Prismacolor Premier Pencils: Deep Purple, Poppy Red, Yellowed Orange, Sunburst Yellow, Light Cerulean Blue, Cloud Blue

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Take Two

Welcome to the "Get Well Soon" new release from High Hopes Rubber Stamps! 
This release is full of fun, cute animals that are geared towards making fun get well cards sure to make anyone smile and feel better!  
I am honoured to share "Take A Tissue" with you. Our poor gopher friend sure seems to be feeling under the weather! He looks like he needs to just crawl in to bed or curl up under his favourite blanket!

I coloured this adorable gopher with alcohol markers and cut him out using a stitched rectangle die. Next I cut my base and then cut the front piece in half for a different fun layout. I wanted our poor sick friend here to be peeking over the top. I added some patterned paper from Lawn Fawn and inked all of the edges with distress ink. Two sentiments from the new release were perfect for this card layout. 
Some flowers and ribbon finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Take A Tissue - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Take Two, Get Well Soon 2 - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Spring Perfectly Plaid and Spiffy Speckles - Lawn Fawn

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, stitched rectangle die - YNS, antique linen distress ink, Galena ribbon, flowers - Poppies and Prairie, wehite gel pen

Spectrum Noir Markers: MB1 MB2 EB3 EB6 EB5 TN1 EB1

Copics: C00 B00 BG01 B04 E77

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Laid Up

Poor Cole seems to be in quite the predicament! If Cole lives where I do, then this injury may have happened by slipping on ice, or tobogganing! 
I have used this adorable "Cole's Laid Up" stamp to make a Get Well card for my stash. 

After colouring the adorable Cole with alcohol markers, I cut it out using a fun die from Gina Marie Designs. I set it aside and chose some patterned paper from Carta Bella. I cut my pieces to fit my finished 51/2 x 5/12 card base and cut a stitched tag to put my image on. Some ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Cole's Laid Up - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Sentiment: Back On Your Feet - High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: It's A Girl - Carta Bella

Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Misti, pleated circle die - Gina Marie Designs, stitched nesting tag die - Tutti Designs, ribbon - stash, enamel dots - C.C. Designs

Spectrum Noir Markers: RB1 RB2 RB3 YG1 YG2 YG3 FS6 CR3 FS8 CR7 CR11 DR6 IGI 

Copics: C00 B00

                                

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Sick Day! and Twisted Easel Card Tutorial

Wow! I can't believe it's officially summer! 

My card doesn't necessarily have a summer theme but we all know someone who will or has gotten sick as soon as the beautiful weather hits. For me, my allergies usually go into over drive. 

Today I am sharing "Seymore's Sick Day" and the "Better Quickly" sentiment, both from High Hopes Rubber Stamps.

I am also including a photo tutorial for the "Twisted Easel" card base I used for this card. Grab a coffee and enjoy!

Seymore's Close Up

His teeth are coloured with a white gel pen. The thermometer has glossy accents on it and I used a red marker to make the line.

Tags Close Up

I started my colouring my stamp with alcohol markers cut out using a stitched  square die. My printer wouldn't let me print even though I had black ink, so I cut out my tags using a stitched tag and stitched rectangles die and added my Get Well Recipes in my own printing with black marker. Some twine makes them easy to pull out of the top of the card. A couple flowers and some gumdrops finish off my card. 

Twisted Easel Card Tutorial 

Start by laying your card base on your work area with the fold to your left. 

You can use whatever size base you will need for the stamp you are using. For my card I am using a base that will give me a finished card size of 5x5.

Open the card base so your fold is in the middle. 

Grab your Scor-pal or whatever you use for scoring. This part is a little tricky because you need to line up the  top left corner and the bottom right corner on the same score line. 

Once you have it lined up, score your line. It is very important to remember that you are scoring from the top left corner of the card to the bottom right corner where it meets the fold line.

Use a bone folder to crease your score line. The first time I did this I freaked out because the folded "diamond" wouldn't sit down the way it was supposed to. I quickly learned this will sit properly once you have the weight of your stamped piece on it. 

Cut the base for your stamped (or topper) image to match the size of your finished card. In this case, my base is 5x5 to match my finished card size. 

Colour and decorate your image as you choose. Once it is ready to go, finish your base (the left side where your image will sit) and then add your tape of choice to the "diamond". Mount your stamped image and voila!

I hope you will give a twisted easel card a try. I honestly was terrified to try it - I thought it sounded like something hard and time consuming......but it truly isn't. They are actually quite easy to make and it's fun to try something different! 

Card Recipe

Stamps: Seymore's Sick Day (T058), Better Quickly (J057)- High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper - Orchard Pinstripe (Heidi Grace Designs) - Fiskars

Misti, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Copic Xpress It Cardstock

Glossy Accents - Ranger, Flowers - Prima, White Sugar and Sparkle Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp, Bazzil cardstock, Twine - my stash

Dies: Stitched Fishtail Tags Two, Stitched Squares, Stitched Rectangles - Your Next Stamp

Spectrum Noir Markers: CG1 DG2 DG4 CG2 1G1 1G2 HB1 LV1 HB2 FS2 FS3 TN2

Our challenge this month is Anything Goes. You can find the challenge here to come play along. We can't wait to see what you create!

If you need High Hopes Stamps or crafting supplies you can find them at 

High Hopes Website or One Crazy Stamper

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